i grew up in wisconsin and live in illinois now, but, go back for the gun season every year to hunt with my old man. i sat in my stand from dark to dark saturday through friday and saw one deer (a spike buck) twice on tuesday. that was it. i did however have four coyotes in range throughout the week. i missed twice, not happy about that at all. i've been hunting this area since i could carry a gun and i've never had such a slow year.